tension

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the Vladimir Arsenyev tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel//File Photo

Oil prices slip as inflation concerns offset Mideast tensions

Brent crude futures were down 49 cents or 0.5% to $89.99 a barrel at 1030 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 55 cents or 0.6% to $85.66 a barrel.

Representational image. Photo: Bloomberg

World+Biz

Oil rises as Middle East worries offset US crude stock build

USA

Powell: "Tension" between jobs, inflation is the chief challenge facing Fed

World+Biz

Kremlin says that any NATO troop deployment to Ukraine would raise tensions

FILE PHOTO: Chinese officials and delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

World+Biz

China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise

FILE PHOTO: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney and his German counterpart Heiko Maas (not pictured) attend a news conference in Berlin, Germany, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Pool

World+Biz

Northern Irish tension stems from Brexit not the Protocol, Coveney says

Bangladesh

Municipality polls today amid tension, confusion

India and China troop build-up in eastern Ladakh risks turning into long standoff. Photo: NDTV

South Asia

India-China row: Situation critical in Ladakh after PLA aggression in border area

FILE PHOTO: The flags of China, U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party are displayed in a flag stall at the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China, May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

Explainer